as in to catch
to move fast enough to get even with
she had to hurry to overtake her friends, who had forgotten their umbrellas the thunderstorm overtook them suddenly
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Recent Examples of overtake
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rival Eli Lilly has already overtaken Novo in market share for weekly GLP-1 shots, though Novo has taken an early lead in the new category of GLP-1 pills for weight loss.
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Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Vandenberg may overtake Florida’s Space Coast—combining NASA- and military-owned launch pads—in launch activity this year, depending on how often other companies like Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance fly their rockets.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
The performer delivered a message with her sculptural art piece that featured cords overtaken by moss wrapped around her form.
—Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
More than a hundred thousand died of disease and starvation, as their waterways and other food sources were overtaken by miners.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Vandenberg may overtake Florida’s Space Coast—combining NASA- and military-owned launch pads—in launch activity this year, depending on how often other companies like Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance fly their rockets.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
The performer delivered a message with her sculptural art piece that featured cords overtaken by moss wrapped around her form.
—Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
More than a hundred thousand died of disease and starvation, as their waterways and other food sources were overtaken by miners.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtake
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And Bona, a second-year reserve, got caught too many times reaching in the cookie jar while defending Towns.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The Reds tied the game two batters later and then scored a pair of runs on a sacrifice fly to right field that brought Seiya Suzuki to the ground against the wall while catching it.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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But studies like this can influence whether patients feel like hope is worth chasing.—
Kathi Rigby,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Reporters soon descended, leading to subsequent lore of a sort of revolt, with students, particularly varsity athletes, chasing reporters away, even — as legend has it — locking some in the music room.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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New York has reached the second round of the playoffs every year since Brunson donned the blue-and-orange.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Overtake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtake. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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